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japan time. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> traces of plutonium have been detected in soil samples from the compounds of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company, says the level detected is very low and does not pose a threat to human health. the government said it will conduct further monitoring to see its possible effects. >> translator: concentration of the detected plutonium is comparable to the environmental fallo fallout, it is comparable to the level that will be found in our environment. however, if you look at the types of plutonium, the composition is different from the general fallout. because of this we believe this plutonium is likely to come from the reactor. higher level of plutonium, we need to take additional measures, so our intention for now is to continue on with the monitoring on the site. >>> chief cabinet secretary edano also said the fact that plutonium was detected proves that fuel rods had temporarily melted
japan time. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> traces of plutonium have been detected in soil samples from the compounds of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company, says the level detected is very low and does not pose a threat to human health. the government said it will conduct further monitoring to see its possible effects. >> translator: concentration of the detected plutonium is comparable to the environmental...
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the meeting opened way silent prayer for victims of the great east japan earthquake. amano told participants that he and prime minister naoto kan agreed last week that japan will speed up information about the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant. amano said the situation at the plant remains very serious but some positive developments have been seen. officials later briefed a working-level meeting on how the crisis developed at the plant and their plan to restore cooling systems for reactors. >> one of the issues that have been discussed is that this is some -- the safety standard is not mandatory, voluntary, but there is some also argument or views that this should be mandatory. >> the iaea has already sent a team of experts to japan. the organization plans to send more nuclear and radiation experts on japan's request. >>> the death toll from the quake and tsunami has risen to more than 8,800. the national police agency says that 8,805 deaths have been confirmed so far and more than 12,600 people remain unaccounted for. some appear to have been swept away by the ts
the meeting opened way silent prayer for victims of the great east japan earthquake. amano told participants that he and prime minister naoto kan agreed last week that japan will speed up information about the crisis at the fukushima daiichi plant. amano said the situation at the plant remains very serious but some positive developments have been seen. officials later briefed a working-level meeting on how the crisis developed at the plant and their plan to restore cooling systems for reactors....
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french president nicolas sarkozy will visit japan on thursday. he will meet prime minister naoto kan about further assistance to resolve the nuclear crisis. the science ministry says levels of radiation near the fukushima daiichi plant in the seawater are higher than normal but on the decline. they have been collecting seawater samples since march 23rd. it began the research after a high-density of radioactive substances was detected in seawater near the plant's drain outlets. the ministry says 1.5 to 3.5 becquerels of radioactivity were found in seawater samples taken at four locations on sunday. the amounts are 1,000 to 2,600 times higher than those measured in the same area two years ago. the current level are only one-fifth to one-tenth of those dee detected on march 23rd. the density of iodine 131 is decreasing. it stands 159 be becquerels per liter. cesium is not absorbed into fish through gills, but some species accumulate the element by eating plankton and smaller fish. they say radioactive substances are eliminated from fish in several w
french president nicolas sarkozy will visit japan on thursday. he will meet prime minister naoto kan about further assistance to resolve the nuclear crisis. the science ministry says levels of radiation near the fukushima daiichi plant in the seawater are higher than normal but on the decline. they have been collecting seawater samples since march 23rd. it began the research after a high-density of radioactive substances was detected in seawater near the plant's drain outlets. the ministry says...
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. >>> the nuclear and safety agency here in japan said on a news conference on saturday morning said they detected nuclear levels considerably higher than yesterday. >> translator: according to typical sea water analysis, iodine levels at the facility of the south discharge outlet of the fukushima daiichi power plant which was 126 times the controlled limit yesterday, later rose to 140 times, and today was at 1,250.8 times the control limit. this figure means that if you drink 500 milliliters of such water, you would get a dose of one millisievert which is an average dose limit for adults. >> the situation at the fukushima daiichi plant remains serious. tokyo electric power company has had to change its strategy to restore cooling systems at the plant due to high radiation levels at the site. reactors one through four all lost their cooling capabilities when external and backup power supplies failed after the quake and tsunami. tepco has been working to restore external power while trying to cool the reactors. the three workers were exposed to highly radioactive water in the basement
. >>> the nuclear and safety agency here in japan said on a news conference on saturday morning said they detected nuclear levels considerably higher than yesterday. >> translator: according to typical sea water analysis, iodine levels at the facility of the south discharge outlet of the fukushima daiichi power plant which was 126 times the controlled limit yesterday, later rose to 140 times, and today was at 1,250.8 times the control limit. this figure means that if you drink...
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and one is of a request to the people of japan. in the disaster hit areas, gasoline, care seen and heavy oil and fuel is very much in shortage. and we have been trying to secure the fuel and we have been trying to transport them to the disaster-hit areas and right now we are in the final stretch of the transportation but we are trying to solve the issue of transportation. and on the other hand, there is one thing that i would like to make a request to all of the people in japan. that you save the energy. of course we are not in immediate shortage, but we are in the process of sending the necessary fuel to the disaster-hit areas. so please refrain from buying in bulk these fuel. and in order to secure the nationwide necessary fuel, we are asking for international community to help us, but there are areas which do not have enough fuel and we want to prioritize transporting the fuel to those areas so people who are living not in the disaster-hit areas, in areas other than disaster-hit areas, please refrain from buying in bulk the gaso
and one is of a request to the people of japan. in the disaster hit areas, gasoline, care seen and heavy oil and fuel is very much in shortage. and we have been trying to secure the fuel and we have been trying to transport them to the disaster-hit areas and right now we are in the final stretch of the transportation but we are trying to solve the issue of transportation. and on the other hand, there is one thing that i would like to make a request to all of the people in japan. that you save...
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finds no public health reasons to travel to japan. some countries are encouraging their citizens to leave japan. referring to japanese food imports. he said he cannot imagine any food from the quake-damaged areas could have been delivered since the tremor. he said he concludes that there is no risk of exported japanese food being contaminated with radiation. >>> one week has passed since the 9.0 earthquake has hit japan. the number of dead has reached over 7,000. the worst ever death toll since world war ii. nearly 20,000 are still missing. japan's national police agency says 7,197 deaths have been confirmed and over 18,000 people have been unaccounted for. the death toll exceeded the great haji earthquake in 1995. 280,000 people are taking shelter in northeastern japan. many shelters are short of food and water. . >>> u.s. president barack obama has ordered moammar gadhafi stopped all of the attacks on the libyan people. >> now, once more, moammar gadhafi has a choice. the resolution that passed lays out very clear conditions that mu
finds no public health reasons to travel to japan. some countries are encouraging their citizens to leave japan. referring to japanese food imports. he said he cannot imagine any food from the quake-damaged areas could have been delivered since the tremor. he said he concludes that there is no risk of exported japanese food being contaminated with radiation. >>> one week has passed since the 9.0 earthquake has hit japan. the number of dead has reached over 7,000. the worst ever death...
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japan time. friday marks two weeks since the mass i have earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan causing heavy damage to the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. workers at the plant have to deal with high radiation levels as efforts to restart cooling systems in the athe reactor buildings. on thursday, three workers were take on the the hospital after being exposed to a high level of radiation. two of the men could be suffering from so-called beta burns. they are similar to regular burns but it could be several weeks before their severity and complications are known. the workers were standing on a flooded basement floor when they tried to reconnect power lines in the turbine building next to the number three reactor building. the radiation level on the surface of the water was 400 millisieverts. the maximum level of radiation exposure allowed for nuclear plant workers in japan is 100 millisieverts, but a health and labor ministry has recently raised the limit to 250 millisieverts for eme
japan time. friday marks two weeks since the mass i have earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern japan causing heavy damage to the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. workers at the plant have to deal with high radiation levels as efforts to restart cooling systems in the athe reactor buildings. on thursday, three workers were take on the the hospital after being exposed to a high level of radiation. two of the men could be suffering from so-called beta burns. they are similar to regular...
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japan time. japan has announced new orders on food produced in fukushima prefecture where the troubled nuclear power plant is located. naoto kan said not to consume some vegetables in fukushima. radiation were detected high in some samples. the government is instructing the public not to consume spinach, cabbage, broccoli and some other vegetables produced in fukushima for the time being. readings were given for leaf vegetables produced in the prefecture. the health ministry says radioactive siusium was detected. i ordered a halt to shipments of radish produced in fukushima as well as raw milk and parsley in the neighboring prefecture ibaraki. this follows measures suspending shipment of vegetables . here to tell us more about the latest instructions on vegetables and the possible affects on the human body is hideki. >> the prime minister announced he's suspending the shipment and intake of vegetables s suspected to be contaminated with radiation. what is your reaction? >> vegetables are not cont
japan time. japan has announced new orders on food produced in fukushima prefecture where the troubled nuclear power plant is located. naoto kan said not to consume some vegetables in fukushima. radiation were detected high in some samples. the government is instructing the public not to consume spinach, cabbage, broccoli and some other vegetables produced in fukushima for the time being. readings were given for leaf vegetables produced in the prefecture. the health ministry says radioactive...
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japan's national police agency says 6,405 deaths has been confirmed. so far and 10,259 people remain unaccounted for. in mia gi prefecture, 3,860 deaths have been confirmed and 2100 are missing. in iwate prefecture has 1907 confirmed deaths and over 4200 are still missing. fukushima prefecture has confirmed 583 deaths and more than 3800 missing. more than 285,000 people are in nearly 2002 shelters in the affected prefectures. many of the shelters are short of food, water and other essential supplies. relief efforts are being hampered of fuel for truck and ambulances. severe cold weather continues to avblgt those areas on friday with temperatures falling below zero degrees celsius. according to authorities, at least 25 people have died in shelters. they include 21 hospital patients in fukushima prefecture. they died after evacuating to emergency shelters, and many of the patients were elderly. some were bedridden. >>> nhk world reports from minami sanriku, one of the hardest-hit areas. >> reporter: the skies clear on this friday morning here in minami s
japan's national police agency says 6,405 deaths has been confirmed. so far and 10,259 people remain unaccounted for. in mia gi prefecture, 3,860 deaths have been confirmed and 2100 are missing. in iwate prefecture has 1907 confirmed deaths and over 4200 are still missing. fukushima prefecture has confirmed 583 deaths and more than 3800 missing. more than 285,000 people are in nearly 2002 shelters in the affected prefectures. many of the shelters are short of food, water and other essential...
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the situation in japan caused some issues. the christian democrats lost a six decade-long reign of power. it was a blow to chancellor angela merkel, who leads the christian democrats. there was the back-and-forth policy on nuclear power, and they gave their votes to the green party. >> german chancellor angela merkel was putting on a brave face after sunday's electoral debacle. they were defeated for the first time after 58 years in power in baden-wurttemberg, delivering a severe blow. it marks a big shift. >> we lost the governing majority. it is a deep cut in the history of baden-wurttemberg, and with that, the history of our party. >> people just did not vote against your party, but about nuclear reactors. many voters considered this to be political. some were alienated by the policy shift. now, she says she is a nuclear supporter of the ones to reexamine the issues. what happened in japan was so improbable that it can, and i think also will, affect our point of view regarding what is probable and what is improbable. >> bes
the situation in japan caused some issues. the christian democrats lost a six decade-long reign of power. it was a blow to chancellor angela merkel, who leads the christian democrats. there was the back-and-forth policy on nuclear power, and they gave their votes to the green party. >> german chancellor angela merkel was putting on a brave face after sunday's electoral debacle. they were defeated for the first time after 58 years in power in baden-wurttemberg, delivering a severe blow. it...